Perspectives: The Role of Libraries

As technology advances, placing information literally at our fingertips some have started to think of more traditional sources of information as outdated—perhaps even unnecessary. That’s resulted in budget cuts for many libraries across the United States. But a new study from the Pew Research Center says Millennials are using libraries more than any other generation. And the study says the reason for that may be that libraries are so much more than the big buildings full of dusty books they tend to be associated with.

Julia Zimmerman: Dean of Libraries at Florida State University.

Cay Hohmeister: Director of the Leroy Collins Leon County Public Library

Lorri Mon: Director of the School of Information at Florida State University’s College of Communication and Information